Consort Medical PLC Result of AGM (0983Y)

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RNS Number : 0983Y

Consort Medical PLC

04 September 2015

4 September 2015

Consort Medical plc

Result of Annual General Meeting Held on 3 September 2015

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company was held at 2pm on Thursday 3 September 2015 at the offices of FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HD.

All of the resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed on a show of hands. A summary of the forms of proxy for each resolution, received up to 48 hours before the time of the AGM, is set out below.

 
          Resolution                FOR        % of    DISCRETION    % of     AGAINST     % of    WITHHELD*    Poll 
                                               Votes                 Votes                Votes                Yes/No 
------------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To receive 
        Annual Report 
 1.     and Accounts             41,805,708   99.99      1,377       0.01        0         0          0         NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To approve 
        the revised 
        directors' 
        remuneration 
 2.     policy                   38,314,329   94.92      1,377       0.01    2,046,915    5.07    1,444,464     NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To approve 
        the directors' 
        remuneration 
 3.     report                   24,388,636   72.69      1,377       0.01    9,157,239   27.30    8,259,833     NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To declare 
        a final dividend 
        of 11.68p 
        per ordinary 
 4.     share                    41,805,079   99.98      1,529       0.01       325       0.01       152        NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To re-elect 
        Dr Peter 
        Fellner as 
 5.     a director               41,614,289   99.53      1,377       0.01     191,115     0.46       304        NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr Richard 
        Cotton as 
 6.     a director               41,617,059   99.54      1,377       0.01     188,345     0.45       304        NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr Ian Nicholson 
 7.     as a director            40,837,746   97.68      1,529       0.01     967,658     2.31       152        NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr Stephen 
        Crummett 
 8.     as a director            41,633,768   99.59      4,320       0.01     168,845     0.40       152        NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To elect 
        Ms Charlotta 
        Ginman as 
 9.     a director               40,376,685   99.56      18,341      0.05     158,437     0.39    1,253,622     NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To reappoint 
        PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 10.    LLP as auditors          41,680,972   99.74      17,698      0.04     94,007      0.22     14,408       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to allot 
 11.    shares                   41,765,205   99.91      17,529      0.04     19,408      0.05      4,943       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to allot 
        equity securities 
 12.    for cash                 40,936,122   97.93      17,529      0.04     850,491     2.03      2,943       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to make market 
        purchases 
        of the Company's 
 13.    shares                   41,778,331   99.93      18,097      0.04     10,657      0.03        0         NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To approve 
        the calling 
        of a general 
        meeting on 
        not less 
        than 14 days' 
 14.    notice                   38,789,508   92.79      17,529      0.04    2,998,896    7.17      1,152       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To amend 
        the Consort 
        Medical plc 
        Performance 
 15.    Share Plan               41,027,976   98.15      17,529      0.04     757,575     1.81      4,005       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
       To adjust 
        awards granted 
 16.    to Directors             41,484,339   99.25      17,529      0.04     298,308     0.71      6,909       NO 
----  ------------------------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------- 
 

Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy with discretion as to voting, these votes have been cast in favour of all the resolutions.

* Abstentions are not votes and are not included in the % calculations

Issued Share Capital at meeting date: 49,074,982 Number of votes per share: 1

The Company recognises that a significant number of voters either withheld their votes or voted against Resolution 3. We value and respect the views of our shareholders and during the year the Remuneration Committee did consult with major shareholders. The Remuneration Committee intends to discuss their feedback at forthcoming meetings and will take actions and engage further with shareholders in due course as appropriate.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM on the Company's website (www.consortmedical.com).

The Company confirms that a copy of all the special business resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Consort Medical plc               Tel: [phone] 
 Iain Ward, Company Secretary 
 Jonathan Glenn, Chief Executive 
 Richard Cotton, Group Finance 
  Director 
 
 FTI Consulting                    Tel: [phone] 
 Ben Atwell / Simon Conway 
 

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